Description: This northern man wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur is beige and very short. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and he perpetually has his mace ready. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Nim alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.